FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
In-person therapy is typically priced at $150 an hour. Phone work ranges between $50-$100 an hour. Executive Coaching is $200 an hour. I also do monthly retainers and packages that vary according to the number of sessions we contract for. I also work on a retainer-based model ranging up to $5000 per month fee which entitles a client up to eight 15 minute calls a day, plus unlimited short texts. CBT sessions usually run for 18 weeks. Gottman pricing can be worked out in a fairly efficient way through using initial online personality screenings which are analyzed by Gottman's Seattle lab. These assessments give us an idea of the couples' needs and the likely number of weeks of therapy are needed. Divorce Communication Coaching is $200 an hour and is priced according to how much help the divorce lawyer thinks he will need.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I obtained a Masters in Marital and Family Therapy from Northwestern University, in 1998. I am also a Certified Divorce Mediator, have a Masters Level Certification in NLP, have a Level One Training in John Gottman's "Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work", will be attending Level II in a few months (Level II is concerned only with couples with Personality Disorders), am Certificatied in PREP premarital training, have a Certification in Step Family Work, Divorce Communication Coaching, multiple Coaching Certifications, and a JD from University of San Diego (1978). I have also been trained in Mindfulness Meditation and The Reconnection/Reconnective Training (energy healing work), the Sedona Method and the Silva Method.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
When my son went to school for a full day, I decided to get another degree in psychotherapy, which was always my firsts love. I'd been practicing law for 13 years before that. Therapy would allow me to choose my own hours. I found psychotherapy allowed me to work when my son was in school and still be available to him when he was at home. It is also highly satisfying work. My parents' divorce in the early 1960s was extremely impactful and I always wanted to help people prevent divorce and family disruptions.